Russia to maintain close contacts with China over Korean Peninsula

Russia and China "voiced mutual concern about North Korea’s ongoing missile launches and a high level of military activity in the subregion"

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MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Russia will continue close cooperation with China in order to improve the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday following the seventh round of Russian-Chinese Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security.

At the talks, the sides were engaged in a frank discussion about military and political aspects for security in Northeast Asia and also focused on chances at hand for defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

They "voiced mutual concern about North Korea’s ongoing missile launches and a high level of military activity in the subregion," the Foreign Ministry said. "An agreement has been achieved to maintain close contacts at all levels and upgrade positive tendencies in the situation on the peninsula."